Information Commissioner's Office

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

25 July 2017, Health (NHS)

The complainant requested the number of employees of Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) who sat as lay panel members of the Employment Tribunal, together with details of employees who are trained investigating officers and the number of disciplinary and appeal hearings a list of specified staff sat in, or chaired, since 2012. In respect of part 1 of the request CAVUHB confirmed that it does not hold the information. In respect of parts 2 and 3 of the request the Board confirmed that the information was held, however refused the request, citing the exemption under section 12 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that CAVUHB does not hold information in direct response to the complainant’s question as contained in part 1 of her request. In relation to parts 2 and 3 the Commissioner is satisfied that CAVUHB was correct in refusing the request in reliance on section 12 of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require CAVUHB to take any steps.

FOI 1: Not upheld FOI 12: Not upheld